On Nov. 4, I woke up to a furnace heating, but not blowing. I began calling for repair. I called…read moreLM, Lightning Mechanical - Paul Castillo, a supposedly local business to Elephant Butte. On Nov. 5, he chose to send me a substitute. I told this guy that he needed to FIRST check out my electronic master board - it had caused any and all problems in the past. Nearly 3 hours later, after who knows what, Dylan informed me that I needed a new board. When he left that day, I asked when he'd be back, he said about 11 am next day.
Next day the 6th, around 11:30 am, I called to Dylan cell phone. He said "later that day." By just after 1 pm, I had a call from Paul. He proceeded, in presence of a witness who was with me, to berate me and told me not to call incessantly. Huh? I explained my ONE call, so Paul tells me that when they have the board, HE will tell me! The entire call was hateful and rude.
On the 7th, upon leaving at 4 pm, I paid the LM invoice (excessively high price, close to cost of a new furnace) and furnace was running.
I got up on the 8th, and I could tell the house was not warm enough. I checked and the furnace was no longer kicking on. I again turned off all power to the furnace, finding out I could barely get the furnace door off (because Dylan had put it on so cock-eyed I couldn't remove it easily.) I called LM to Paul and got recording... "we don't work on Friday." After no callback, I called another known HVAC company. I also stopped payment at the bank on the check to LM. The 2nd owner was at my house at noon on Nov. 9th, a Saturday. My furnace was fixed by him, and runs fine now.
On Monday Nov 11, next was a text-only from Paul at LM, "check didn't clear!" asked me to pay. I was still mad, and not in a negotiating mood. ON TOP of screwing me around with children working on my furnace, Paul berating me on the phone, treating me like anything but a customer, he texted me a threat of what HE now needed to do.
If Mr. Castillo does not want to do residential jobs, or really cares less about customers, sends them useless unqualified workers in his place, he should just reject taking those jobs in the first place. Leave the work to competent HVAC businesses who know customer service.